Local Venice Beach Information:
Local "quick pick" restaurants:
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- Gjelina - book ahead of time to ensure reservation
- Tasting Kitchen - Great place for dinner and drinks
- Hama Sushi - Great local sushi spot with surf film screenings
- Mao's Kitchen - Venice style casual Chinese food, it's a local favorite
- Salt Air - Get your seafood Fix
- Flake - Quick bite pit-stop
- Lemonade - great causal eatery
- Abbot's Pizza - great local pizza (get the salad topped bagel crust pizza!)
- Intelligentsia - best coffee in town
- Axe - Get the breakfast bowl!
- Great White - Great coffee and eats!
- Eggslut - Great breakfast - open until 4pm
- Kreation Kafe - lots of healthy breakfast options
- Cafe Gratitude - Vegan, Organic you WILL be thankful :)
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Links to More Venice Beach Restaurant info:
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VENICE BEACH and LOS ANGELES area top attractions:
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1. Explore Venice Beach (Boardwalk, Muscle Beach, Venice Canals, Abbot Kinney)
2. The Santa Monica Pier
3. Venice Beach/Abbot Kinney First Friday
4. Venice Beach Fallen Fruit Walk
5. Farmers Markets in Venice, Santa Monica or Marina Del Rey
6. Sailboats & sailing in Marina Del Rey
7. Beverly Hills / Rodeo Drive
8. Hollywood - Mann's Chinese Theatre, Walk of Fame Stars
9. Hollywood Hills & the “HOLLYWOOD” sign
10. The Getty Center Museum
11. LA County Museum of Art - LACMA
12. The Grove outdoor mall & Farmer’s Market
13. Downtown LA
14. The Griffith Observatory
15. Pasadena
16. Huntington Gardens
17. The Gracie Mansion
18. The Watts Towers
19. Take a ferry to Catalina Island
20. Disneyland, Universal Studios, Knotts Berry Farm or Six Flags Magic Mountain
21. Concert - Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Greek Theater, etc
22. Comedy shows - Hollywood Improv, Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, etc
23. Nightlife in Venice, Santa Monica or Hollywood
Websites dedicated to VENICE BEACH and LOS ANGELES:
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· https://patch.com/california/venice
· www.venicebeachwalkingtours.com
· www.westland.net/venicehistory
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· https://abbotkinneyfirstfridays.com/
· www.laughingsquid.com/the-canals-of-venice-los-angeles
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· https://www.tripsavvy.com/venice-canals-los-angeles-complete-guide-4685076
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